Description
Celebrate Halloween with these fun and festive Easy Jack-o’-Lantern Quesadillas. Featuring tortillas cut with spooky pumpkin faces, these quesadillas can be made savory with melted cheese or sweet with pumpkin purée, honey, and cinnamon. Perfect for a quick snack or a creative party appetizer, they offer playful presentation combined with delicious flavor in just 13 minutes.
Ingredients
Scale
For the Tortillas
- 4 tortillas (flour, whole wheat, or any preferred type)
For the Cheese Quesadilla Filling
- Shredded cheese, about 1 cup (cheddar, Monterey Jack, or blend)
For the Sweet Pumpkin Quesadilla Filling
- ½ cup pumpkin purée
- 1 tablespoon honey
- ½ teaspoon ground cinnamon
Instructions
- Cut Jack-o’-Lantern Faces: Using a sharp knife, carefully cut out jack-o’-lantern faces from the desired number of tortillas. Remove the face cutouts and set these decorated tortillas aside for assembly.
- Prepare Filling Tortillas: On the remaining plain tortillas, spread your chosen filling evenly. For savory, sprinkle shredded cheese; for sweet, combine pumpkin purée, honey, and cinnamon and spread this mixture.
- Cook Face Tortillas: Heat a pan over medium heat. Place each jack-o’-lantern face tortilla in the pan and cook for 2-3 minutes until warmed through and lightly crispy. Remove and set aside.
- Cook Filling Tortillas: In the same pan, add the filled tortillas and cook 2-3 minutes until the cheese melts or the sweet filling is warmed.
- Assemble and Finish Cooking: Place the jack-o’-lantern face tortilla over the filled side heating in the pan. Continue cooking for another 1-2 minutes until the bottom tortilla is browned. Avoid flipping to prevent filling from spilling out.
- Serve: Carefully transfer each assembled quesadilla to plates. Serve cheese quesadillas with guacamole, salsa, or sour cream. For sweet pumpkin quesadillas, accompany with maple syrup for dipping.
Notes
- Use a sharp knife or small cookie cutters to create detailed jack-o’-lantern faces.
- Adjust fillings to preference—for vegetarian options, use plant-based cheese.
- Monitor heat to avoid burning tortillas while ensuring filling is warmed through.
- Experiment with other sweet or savory fillings as desired.
- Serve immediately for best texture and freshness.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 quesadilla
- Calories: 300
- Sugar: 5g
- Sodium: 350mg
- Fat: 12g
- Saturated Fat: 6g
- Unsaturated Fat: 5g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 35g
- Fiber: 3g
- Protein: 12g
- Cholesterol: 30mg
